Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-20
PIN AND SCISSORS.

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- rsv. Rollo Ogden, graduate o!
s 15171Srsa College ID 1877, has caused
17I7ne q sensation among ths
y7StIaae of Cleveland, Ohio, BY biz
0r1S1ion Of : pastorate. He has beer
~1S<,3od g altogether the brightest
5S1nr nan in the university of the above
+ or9ci city. and the astonishment is d
x ~. ennss Of his resignation rather than
{ ~ ~ fest ftsolf. He said TO his congre-
B nficns Any only reason for this step Il
16oro. or rather growth and matur'
Z Sksoloniosl opinions. which makes
. = ln5no6skble for me in good conscience
4 1 ldir6r easont 10 the doctrinal stand
80 y the PreGbyterian Church." 10
4 2. elatsment the Rev. Mr.. Ogden Adds
+ 1n1kire sxcspt that he is entirely unset
12 n his plans, and will not remain
{. ~ ~ Prssby terian Church after April
Tkoss very bright men who grow in
ksoloeicsl opinions ~ they advance in
voors, are not settled enough in their
/ minis 70 be safe guides in spiritual mat
- Faith in religion, is everything
without it there can be no religion, and
~ paa who has not. or cannot bring
\ rimaeIf to have faith, has mistaken his
enlllng when he sets himself up as re.
us.rs teacher. We care not what cult
~ r,ay start out with. unless he give 1t
+ q, whole belle, he is like an erratic star
IA vill continue to wander hopelessly
. 1 mace whether he profess Presbyteri'
ssism. Catholicism, or anything else.
+ ]feliriop. after alive mean denomina'
6iounl reliqion--is but question OF &C.
+ Srrnphv in nine-tenths of the people OF
{ ~ vorld. The man born in Turkey
wiIl be Is rule, Mussulman; he born
/ = India worshipper of Brahama. and
= sen. But belief is the basis and
y @rround work Of his real religious nature;
"a II he build new theories and new
4 npiritnsl ideas upon the sole power OF his
ewn reasoning. he will soon find himself
+ ! sea Of troubles. The prattling child
"a the most lofty and erudite intellect
~ not spans length from each other
= their ability to fathom the great un'
known Of the hereafter, and Rev. Rollo
0kaen. like the fourth Earl of Shrews-
hary, will find that what he calls the
>snrswth and maturing of theological
oSinions." is only the sowing of thistles,
.uaskiog trouble for his own "perturbed
lrlt" and uniting him for the high
elRss Of teacher in any of the doctrines
~ ny from time to time feel that he
= oallsd upon to inculcate.
There died in Detroit last week vet
: nrnn Of the Irish insurrection OF l79S,
vvho. had he survived until st. Patrick's
\ ~. would havs been los years old.
4 m name was John Walters, and he
- % active in Irish national affairs to-
{ vord the close Of the century. that when
A - rebellion was crushed he was com.
uelled to Zee the country. He escaped
With three others. in fishing vessel to
/ Drnnce. and landed in Boston December,
!. 17Qa. He retained his faculties in Q
nnrksd degree to the time OF his death,
B "a took lively interest in the progress
~ Irish affairs of the present day. 1t
- his dssirs to be permitted to 1--we to
8 - the establishment Of . parliament at
Dublin. which, Just before his death, he
oapoetsd would be contaminated very
nheetly now. despite the indications to
{ ~ contrary.
TIE Observance Of st. Pstrick's day
! hsrs brought out the intense national
patriotism of Los Angeles Irishmen. 1t
also brought to the front young lawyer
4 this city who delivered an oration of
unnsual eloquence. On account Of the
sfnilarity Of names, the whole city was
Advised by the press that our honored
sx.Mayor. E. r. Spence. was to be the
srator of the day, when it was in fact
H. 3. r. Spencer who had been
elected. Before the oration had been
deliversd, the ex.Mayor naturally felt
Z Hrcpty about the mistake, for he didn't
wnnt TO take the chances of being
: lnthsred with an oration that woul d
probably fall far short of his own orator.
inal merits. But since the address has
hsso given to the public in the HERALD.
eud its author received encomiums on
II hands. he looks upon the error with
1hs utmost good nature. He don't get
I'D worth cent when one congratu-
lsfss him ON the effort.
Sir John Macdonald says the Govern
uBent's majority in the recent elections
would have been much larger ''were it
not for the large amount of Yankee
hoodle distributed by the Liberals. !"
Nonssnsei The American colony in
Canada needs all the Doodle it possesses,
nd NO other Yankees cared straw
which way the elections went. But
pGxhaps Sir John is crying ''stop thief
imply to cover up the use OF money by
hfs aide, fer it il charged that more pro.
6ieate expenditures were never before
nads in Can ida.
The enemies of Sir John Macdonald,
chs Canadian Premier, assert that his
administration has cost the Government
e75 minute. Now that Sir John has
bssn reelected, he ought, in common
gratitude, to take the pledge and reform
Ex-Senator Jones of Florida proposes
q be : candidate for reelection. He
psys he will lay before the Legislature
~ true reason for his long absence
from the national capital, and adds
that e will not only vindicate his course,
but create national sensation in the
ekarnster of charges that he will make,
- the high standing of the statesmen
whom he will involve. This looks as il
Jones had rival in the love-making
businsss among some of the "high stand
iag statesmen"
Some Of our Eastern exchanges are
aprieusly discussing the question OF
Jones' sanity. He certainly has acted
quesr. Bat then the man has been in
80 g. kLn v<oot fun Vaara--madiV.